Best Horror Films of the 2010s

The 2010s marked a creative renaissance for horror. A24 made art-horror mainstream, Jordan Peele brought social commentary to the genre, and streaming platforms gave independent horror a global audience.

30 films· Updated 1 Jun 2026

Get Out (2017) poster

Dir. Jordan Peele

Amazon Prime Video

2017

Acclaimed

mystery

World War Z (2013) poster

Dir. Marc Forster

Amazon Prime Video

2013

Well reviewed

It (2017) poster

Dir. Andy Muschietti

HBO Max Amazon Channel

2017

Well reviewed

A Quiet Place (2018) poster

Dir. John Krasinski

2018

Acclaimed

Split (2016) poster

Dir. M. Night Shyamalan

Amazon Prime Video

2016

Well reviewed

The Conjuring (2013) poster

2013

Acclaimed

mystery

The Cabin in the Woods (2011) poster

Dir. Drew Goddard

2011

Well reviewed

mystery

Midsommar (2019) poster

2019

Well reviewed

mystery

Hereditary (2018) poster

2018

Well reviewed

mystery

Bird Box (2018) poster

Dir. Susanne Bier

2018

Well reviewed

mystery

Annihilation (2018) poster

Dir. Alex Garland

Amazon Prime Video

2018

Well reviewed

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) poster

Dir. Dan Trachtenberg

2016

Well reviewed

Us (2019) poster

Dir. Jordan Peele

2019

Well reviewed

mystery

Insidious (2010) poster

2010

Well reviewed

mystery

The Witch (2015) poster

Dir. Robert Eggers

Amazon Prime Video

2015

Well reviewed

Alien: Covenant (2017) poster

Dir. Ridley Scott

2017

It: Chapter Two (2019) poster

Dir. Andy Muschietti

HBO Max Amazon Channel

2019

Well reviewed

The Conjuring 2 (2016) poster

HBO Max Amazon Channel

2016

Well reviewed

mystery

Don't Breathe (2016) poster

Dir. Fede Alvarez

2016

Well reviewed

The Platform (2019) poster

Dir. Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia

2019

Well reviewed

mystery

Sinister (2012) poster

Dir. Scott Derrickson

Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels

2012

Well reviewed

mystery

Glass (2019) poster

Dir. M. Night Shyamalan

2019

Well reviewed

Dark Shadows (2012) poster

Dir. Tim Burton

HBO Max Amazon Channel

Fun / Popcorn · Fun chaos

2012

fun chaos · fun / popcorn

It Follows (2014) poster

Dir. David Robert Mitchell

2014

Well reviewed

mystery

Train to Busan (2016) poster

Dir. Yeon Sang-ho

STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS Apple TV Channel

2016

Acclaimed

The Lighthouse (2019) poster

Dir. Robert Eggers

Amazon Prime Video

2019

Well reviewed

Life (2017) poster

Dir. Daniel Espinosa

2017

Well reviewed

The Babadook (2014) poster

Dir. Jennifer Kent

Amazon Prime Video

2014

Well reviewed

mystery

Mother! (2017) poster

Dir. Darren Aronofsky

2017

Well reviewed

mystery

The Purge (2013) poster

Dir. James DeMonaco

2013

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